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Sun, 16 Oct, 5:00 AM
1st Match, First Round Group A (D/N), Geelong, October 16, 2022, ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Namibia
Sri Lanka

Sun, 16 Oct, 9:00 AM
2nd Match, First Round Group A (N), Geelong, October 16, 2022, ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Netherlands
United Arab Emirates

Mon, 17 Oct, 5:00 AM
3rd Match, First Round Group B (D/N), Hobart, October 17, 2022, ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Scotland
West Indies

Mon, 17 Oct, 9:00 AM
4th Match, First Round Group B (N), Hobart, October 17, 2022, ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Ireland
Zimbabwe

Tues, 18 Oct, 5:00 AM
5th Match, First Round Group A (D/N), Geelong, October 18, 2022, ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Namibia
Netherlands

Tues, 18 Oct, 9:00 AM
6th Match, First Round Group A (N), Geelong, October 18, 2022, ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Sri Lanka
United Arab Emirates

Wed, 19 Oct, 5:00 AM
7th Match, First Round Group B (D/N), Hobart, October 19, 2022, ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Ireland
Scotland

Wed, 19 Oct, 9:00 AM
8th Match, First Round Group B (N), Hobart, October 19, 2022, ICC Men's T20 World Cup
West Indies
Zimbabwe

Thu, 20 Oct, 5:00 AM
9th Match, First Round Group A (D/N), Geelong, October 20, 2022, ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Netherlands
Sri Lanka

Thu, 20 Oct, 9:00 AM
10th Match, First Round Group A (N), Geelong, October 20, 2022, ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Namibia
United Arab Emirates

Fri, 21 Oct, 5:00 AM
11th Match, First Round Group B (D/N), Hobart, October 21, 2022, ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Ireland
West Indies

Fri, 21 Oct, 9:00 AM
12th Match, First Round Group B (N), Hobart, October 21, 2022, ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Scotland
Zimbabwe

Sri Lanka in a spot of bother v Namibia.

Could be a tight finish.

Two more wickets, 12 per over required and Namibia have to be hot favourites now.

Terrible start for SL. This is a thumping.

An exciting, close win for the Dutch over UAE.

Not up to speed with how well they've been doing since covid, but expect Aussies to win at home. Very experienced too.

Scotland looking for the second upset of the group stage v West Indies

West Indies collapsing in a heap!

Fantasy picks of WI players looking like a mistake...

I was tempted to pick Holder, but maybe WI won't make second stage.

Well done Scotland for the convincing win.

Weather forecast for Friday is pretty iffy, and given the back-to-back matches there won't be any margin for rain delays. It's entirely possible that there will be some N/Rs in the third round of games in this stage.

Weekend looks vile too for the kickoff for the tournament proper, especially for India-Pakistan in Melbourne

bigfluffylemon wrote:Scotland looking for the second upset of the group stage v West Indies

Zimbabwe beat Ireland, and the Dutch beat Namibia.

Looks like the Netherlands are looking good for reaching the final group stage.

I turned on the SL/UAE at the right moment - I saw the 2nd and 3rd ball of Meiyappan's hattrick , which were great deliveries.

From that moment, UAE were dominant until the end of the SL innings. It made for good watching.

These qualifying matches have really delivered, in terms of interest and surprise results so far.

SL back on top though. Should win from here. After first ten overs of SL innings, no one has made a run.

Arthur Crabtree wrote:SL back on top though.

Most certainly.

It's been a strong bowling and fielding show from what I've seen.

Sri Lankan fans are such good viewing.